Too much to go in PS, what should I leave out?
Hi guys
I'm applying for GEM 2015 entry and have made a list of what to put in my PS. I have too much to go into sufficient detail about everything, so I'm trying to narrow it down to what will give the best statement. The list is:
volunteering as a reader for asthma UK (basically review all documents they produce before they are released to the general public, links to health education)
volunteering on an ENT surgical ward as a Patient Support Volunteer where my roles involve chatting to patients, feeding them, helping out nursing staff etc. basically it's 2 hours of a week of direct patient contact. This placement is a minimum of six months (I started in November) but I plan to extend it
volunteering for STEM, so far I have only done 2 days of volunteering but it involved working with kids
volunteering in my school learning support department through sixth form- over 200 hours of helping year 7/8 students who had learning disabilities to read, write, spell and count. I often was left alone with students to help them, and had to motivate them
work experience in GP surgeries ranging from 2009-2011, including shadowing staff during surgeries and home visits. I am trying to get more experience, but so far I've had no replies
my application to undergrad medicine- my first interview and the first time I had to critically reflect on my performance. It also made me realise that I needed time away from home to become more confident and less introverted, which I now think I a...
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